UNDP in Kosovo*

Democratic Governance

Advancing Gender JusticeThe Advancing Gender Justice project focuses on development of institutional and community capacities to ensure access to justice for all. The project places a particular emphasis on public participation and inclusion of vulnerable social groups and especially women.

Capacity Development Facility for Institutional ReformThe Capacity Development Facility for Institutional Reform project works to strengthen individual and organizational capacities of the Kosovo government to meet the challenges deriving from the European integration process.

UN Joint Programme on Domestic Violence in KosovoFive UN Agencies (OHCHR, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women) have joined their efforts to help the survivors of domestic violence, and support municipalities, service delivery institutions and civil society organisations to develop their capacities in order to effectively address the phenomenon of domestic violence.

Support to Judicial EducationThe project supports continuous legal education for judges, including women judges strengthening an independent and effective justice system for Kosovo, which protects and promotes human rights standards, ensuring better access to justice for all citizens

Support to Anti-Corruption Efforts in Kosovo (SAEK)The project, through an innovative and holistic approach towards anti-corruption, aims to strengthen institutional transparency, accountability and integrity, with a particular focus on empowering citizens and access to information.

Social Media for Innovative Local EmpowermentThrough the project, UNDP is supporting municipalities in using social media tools to make local government more attractive, approachable and open for youth in order to build bridges between local government and young people by utilizing the potential of social media platforms and mobile phone technologies.

Women’s Safety and Security InitiativeThe project supports the implementation of the legal framework addressing domestic violence, of the strategy against domestic violence, and the strategy against trafficking in human beings.

Public Administration ReformThe project provides high-level policy advice, guidance, technical, and capacity development support for the implementation of the Public Administration Strategy and Action Plan. It will support the Ministry of Public Administration on the process of developing policies and legal instruments which support the implementation of PAR as a technical process.

Public PulsePublic Pulse is a successor to the Kosovo Early Warning project and continues to work on research and analysis of important issues and provide opinions and perceptions of citizens on the performance of the government of Kosovo and other public Institutions.

Support to strengthening the rule of law in KosovoThe Rule of Law Project works towards strengthening an independent and effective justice system for Kosovo, which protects and promotes human rights standards with special focus on vulnerable groups (women, minorities), ensuring better access to justice for all citizens, aiming to achieve the overall outcome of supporting the judicial education in Kosovo

Support to transitional justice in KosovoThe STJK will support and facilitate the work of project partners in drafting a “national strategy” on dealing with the past and reconciliation that includes those transitional justice mechanisms they see most suitable for Kosovo

UN Joint Programme on Domestic Violence in KosovoThe purpose of the programme is to tackle the presence of domestic violence in a compact manner. In that sense, individual activities range from direct assistance to the survivors of domestic violence; capacity building support to the municipalities, service delivery institutions and civil society organizations in; creation and strengthening of coordination mechanisms in order to effectively respond to domestic violence cases.

OUR WORK - DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Kosovo strategic documents and the dialogue with the EU around Kosovo EU
integration objectives point to the centrality of effective and
equitable democratic governance in Kosovo. Improved efficiency of the
central and local institutions and the battle against corruption are put
forth as strategic priorities.